17 INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE HUMAN BRAIN
THE HUMAN BRAIN
WEIGHS 3 LBS.
IT IS MADE OF UP
75% WATER.
THE BRAIN CONSISTS OF 100 BILLION NEURONS.
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IT IS MADE UP OF
60% FAT , MAKING ITTHE FATTIEST ORGAN IN THE BODY!
AT 25 WATTS,
YOUR BRAIN
CAN GENERATE
ENOUGH POWER
TO ILLUMINATE
A LIGHT BULB
THE CEREBRAL CORTEX GROWS THICKER AS YOU LEARN
MEN & WOMEN’S BRAINS REACT TO &
EXPERIENCE PAIN
DIFFERENTLY
THE NEOCRTEX, WHICH IS RESPONSIBLEFOR LANGUAGE &CONSCIOUSNESS, MAKES UP 76% OF THE BRAIN
AT THE BEGINNING
OF PREGNANCYFETAL NEURONSMULTIPLY AT A
RATE OF 250,000PER MINUTE
Resources http://www.mamashealth.com/organs/brain2.asp
http://www.nursingassistantcentral.com/blog/2008/100-fascina-ting-facts-you-never-knew-about-the-human-brain/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/371698.stm
http://www.epyk.com/37/10-interesting-facts-about-the-human-brain/2/
http://examinedexistence.com/21-interesting-facts-about-our-brain/
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